Attachment for milk-bottles.



T. J.REYNOLDS. ATTACHMENT FOR MILK BOTTLES. APPLIUATION FILED am. 14, 1909.

958,31 2. Patented May 17, 1 910.

THOMAS JOSEPH REYNOLDS, oF BESSEMER, ALABAMA.

ATTACHMENT FOR MILK-BOTTLES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mfr-Ly 1t, init).

Application med september 14, 1909. serial No. s17-,e94.-

To all (whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Turnus J. ltr-afnews,

L citizen of the United States, residing zit. `I B'essenierr, in the count)Y 'of Jeli'erson and Stilte .of Alithuniu, have in\'ented n. new und useful' niprorenient in Attachments for Bink-Bottles, of which the following is :L speeiiicaton. u This invention relates to un utt-zurhinent for 'milk bottles, jars or the like, whereby the bottle er jur is practically converted into au itehe having a hinged eurer. This envnhes 'the Contents ot' the bottle or jur to he eesi'l poured out without danger of its spilling or running down the outside of the bottle or jzir, and also provides the bottle or jar with an easily opened und closed cover 1n place of the 'paper emp or other closure ordinarily used.

The inuin ohjee't et the invention to p'ro'vide an attachment of this kind which chan be quie-kl)r applied to und detnt'hed troni im ordinary uiilltfhot'tle orI jur, so th'a'l't one 4ztttucluneut- (-:ui he used suelressirelv with :i

* Llmfg'e Anunilier nl hotties und jurs.

lll'i'e invention vonsisls oi" the novel feuttues of eonstruetion, eou'lhinntion :unl ur- 'rangetnent of parts hereinafter 'Fully de- ZSCIibed, pointed out in the eluinis und Shown yi'T`1,t'he -iceo'mpunying drawings, in which, 4 'Figure 41 is zr vertical sectional View. Fig. :ils at refar elerutionnnrl, Fig. i3 is a section o1-the line of 3 of. 'lfig '1. v

`11 illlustrlrt'in5cl the invention fl have shown ,litnpplied to alnilk bottle, ulthough it can 'tiee'adi'ly adapted for use' with juris, jugs, ntlier receptacles similar thereto. Y.

It will be understoodthiitthe uttuelnnentbh be nitide 'in various -si'zes to" (it reeep- .ita'eles having different diameters.

4 ln these drir'wings, 'l represents n milk Ibottle and Q represents :1- pitcher shaped Intutili-piene, which opens downwnrdly huvvlill-"g Ii'o -bottom, und which is provided with L spring hinged cover 3, similar in construetQn toy the covers usually 'found upon syrup itehers. These eovers ure usual-ly provided rearwardly extending tlunnlifp'ieee eren t Wu'ys und for purposes of illustration I have shown u lexihle witter tightsle'eve 7, preferably oi.E rubber ivhieh i@ secured to the n'iouth-piece 2 hy any desired ineens, .Su'ch ns :i ring 8, und the flexible sleeve ex"- tends` downwardly over the bottle vor jur '1. Below the usual flange found upon bot-.ties of this kind I clamp a split ring 9, the ring being hinged upon one side, and having the usuali thumb-screw l0 to draw its tree ends together. This ring fits over the lower .portion ot' the sleeve 7 and firmly locks 'the .sleeve sind also the mouth-piece 2 upon the bottle. An arm ll extends horizontally from the hinged side of the ehunfp und ezn ries zit-its outer end an 'eye 12 'through whi'eh the operating rod 5 works. a

It will be obvious that the nse'r can hold the 'glues or pitcher in the lef-t hund, und

take the hott-:le utp the right :han-d, "and ley drawing 'downwardly upon the rod-5 with Ain position, a hinged 'lid ezrr-ri'et-l 'by Ithe ing; from said eover to zrjpoint below saidV .mouth -'pieee, :is und for the purpose 'set Les fritto mouth ieee, a split clamping ring for lockclamping ring, a guide eye formed at the 10 ing sai sleeve to the bottle, and a depeudouter end of the arm, and a depending rod ing cover operating rod. pivotally connected t0 Ithe hin ed cover at 4. The combination With a bottle, a its upper end and Working tlrougb, said pitcher shaped mouthpiece, a. hinged cover guide eye, as and for the purpose set forth.

for said mouth-piece, e flexible sleeve` ear- THOMAS JOSEPH REYNOLDS. red by th meuthieee, a split elim'lping Witnesses: ring for locking sai sleeve over the upper F. J. TERRY,

portion of the bottle, an arm carried by said Y L. A. HURST. 

